Mexico vs Puerto Rico: Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate)
Mexico
74.2%
in 2024
Puerto Rico
74.5%
in 2024
Mexico rank
16th
Puerto Rico rank
15th
Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) over time
- Mexico
- Puerto Rico
How they compare
Puerto Rico currently reports 74.5% against 74.2% in Mexico, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Puerto Rico ahead.
Mexico ranks 16th and Puerto Rico ranks 15th of 198 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Mexico averaged higher in 2 and Puerto Rico in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mexico | Puerto Rico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 41.1% | 42.4% | 1.3% | Puerto Rico |
| 1990s | 53.9% | 53.1% | 0.7% | Mexico |
| 2000s | 63.4% | 63.2% | 0.1% | Mexico |
| 2010s | 69.8% | 70.0% | 0.2% | Puerto Rico |
| 2020s | 73.4% | 73.6% | 0.3% | Puerto Rico |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate), Mexico or Puerto Rico?
- Puerto Rico, at 74.5% against 74.2% in Mexico as of 2024.
- What is the difference in overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) between Mexico and Puerto Rico?
- 0.3%, with Puerto Rico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Puerto Rico?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Mexico and Puerto Rico rank globally for overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate)?
- Mexico ranks 16th and Puerto Rico ranks 15th of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.